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Corbula (Anisocorbula)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Anisocorbula was named by Iredale (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Caryocorbula (Anisocorbula) by Masuda and Noda (1976); it was reranked as Corbula (Anisocorbula) by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Caryocorbula by Masuda and Noda (1976); to Corbulinae by Vokes (1980); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Corbula by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Anisocorbula ohiroi, Caryocorbula (Anisocorbula) osawanoensis, Corbula (Anisocorbula) socialis, Corbula (Anisocorbula) taheitensis (syn. Corbula modesta), Corbula (Anisocorbula) taitensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Anisocorbula venusta, Corbula agricolae, Corbula asaharbitensis, Corbula bodenbenderi, Corbula carolinensis, Corbula chordata, Corbula costata, Corbula delgada, Corbula didimtuensis, Corbula eamesi, Corbula erythrodon, Corbula exarata, Corbula franci, Corbula funiakensis, Corbula giga, Corbula harpaeformis, Corbula inflata, Corbula kaghriana, Corbula kailtaensis, Corbula kanabensis, Corbula kidugalloensis, Corbula lamarcki, Corbula lamarckii, Corbula lavalleana, Corbula mandawaensis, Corbula matsumotoi, Corbula mimosa, Corbula munda, Corbula nematophhora, Corbula parawhitfieldi, Corbula pauciornata, Corbula pectorosa, Corbula perundata, Corbula pindiroensis, Corbula praeexarata, Corbula pyriformis, Corbula querida, Corbula rockensis, Corbula rufaripa, Corbula semenoides, Corbula subgibbosa, Corbula tanganyicensis, Corbula torta, Corbula vertumni, Corbula wakullensis, Corbula williardi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Anisocorbula Iredale
1976Caryocorbula (Anisocorbula) Masuda and Noda
1980Anisocorbula Vokes p. 181
2002Anisocorbula Sepkoski
2006Corbula (Anisocorbula) Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
genusCorbulaBruguière 1789
subgenusAnisocorbula(Iredale 1930)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Corbula (Anisocorbula) Iredale 1930
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†Anisocorbula ohiroi Masuda 1966
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Invalid names: Corbula modesta Hinds 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 15:55:37
Modified: 2004-02-29 17:55:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Corbula socialis (72033 72084)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Anisocorbula osawanoensis (44958)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan Anisocorbula ohiroi (70302)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Corbula socialis (70085)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Corbula peyrehoradensis (60289)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Anisocorbula ohiroi (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Corbula socialis (41473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines (Panay) Corbula socialis (41649)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Corbula socialis (42310 42381 42387) Corbula taitensis (42311)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Corbula socialis (70077 70099) Corbula socialis, Corbula taitensis (70078)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan Anisocorbula venusta, Anisocorbula sp. (71049)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan Anisocorbula venusta (97031)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Java) Aloidis taitensis (41613)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) Corbula taitensis (42399)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Aloidis socialis (84518 84519 84520 84521 84523 84533 84544) Corbula socialis (70089)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Corbula socialis (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Anisocorbula ventusta (97111)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Corbula modesta (72098 72099 72105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Aomori) Anisocorbula sp. (234747)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Anisocorbula venusta (62295)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan Anisocorbula venusta (62301)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan (Yamaguchi) Anisocorbula sp. (62300)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Corbula socialis (101417)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Anisocorbula venusta (97028)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Corbula taitensis (55373 55376)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Japan (Yamaguchi) Anisocorbula venusta (62297)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Anisocorbula venusta (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Corbula modesta (96785)